Comic books August 1940

Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, Maurice Ketten, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan and Erich are battling the Gigantosaurus, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Then, in a moment that would make Ray Harryhausen proud, a T-Rex emerges to battle the Gigantosaurus. After that, Tarzan and Erich explore the mysterious cave that serves as the entrance to a lost world. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Action-packed Tarzan cover by Paul Berdanier. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Four Aces; Ain't Nature Grand; Back Home Again; Can You Beat It?; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $239.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Interior wraps splitting. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Edd Ashe. Stories by Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, William Wills, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, Gerry Thorpe, Ed Wexler, and C. A. Winter. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $5.40 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Discounted from $6.00.

August 1940. True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi goes to Hollywood to get into showbiz, and brings precocious niece Nancy along with her. A biography of Fritzi/Nancy cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller describes his rise from newspaper copy boy to famous cartoonist. Plus Fritzi paper dolls! Presenting the Rise of Ernie Bushmiller, Creator of Fritzi Ritz; Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble; Fritzi's Fashions; Hingeing on Stamps. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #41 - Aug. 2, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 20 pages, B&W.

Issue #42 - Aug. 9, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 20 pages, B&W.

Issue #43 - Aug. 16, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 20 pages, B&W.

Issue #44 - Aug. 23, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 20 pages, B&W.

Issue #45 - Aug. 30, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 16 pages, B&W.

Volume 46, Issue 1 - August 1940. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Edited by Victor Fox. Stories and art by Louis Cazeneuve (as Jerry Abus), Pierce Rice, Don Rico, Bert Whitman, B. A. Martin, Allan Spectre, and Phillips Judge. An anthology of science fiction, horror and adventure comics from Fox. This is as pulpy as it gets. An ancient Roman crime-buster reawakens after 2000 years and helps a boy avenge the murder of his parents, becoming The Dart and Ace; Undersea explorer Typhon and his crew face Queen Mea and her Sea Amazons; The final adventure of the other Thor, before his replacement by Dynamite Thor. Dart; Thor; Sorceress of Zoom; Solar Plexis; Blast Bennett; Dr. Mortal; Voodoo Man; Blood and Thunder News; Typhon. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 184, Issue 5 - August 17, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 184, Issue 6 - August 24, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $36.90 View scans Paper: Off white Discounted from $41.00.

Add to cart Good $15.30 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. Discounted from $17.00.

Volume 185, Issue 1 - August 31, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $995.00 View scans Restored: B1 Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. tear seals to cover & interior, spine split sealed to cover. Label #2031040006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Squadron of Doom," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy investigates the mysterious disappearance of the freighter, Red Star, last seen near the coast of Greenland; There he discovers that Rodney Stark has invented a machine that slowly melts ice, freeing prehistoric men, whom he uses as slaves to build a massive air force to attack and subdue the United States. Untitled Golden Arrow story, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; Carol's murderous uncles hope to convince her that her gold mine is haunted. Untitled Lance O'Casey story, script by Bill Parker, art by Bob Kingett. "The Horned Bear" text story. "The Mask's Kidnapping Scheme," script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza. "Peril in Fort Worth" starring Dan Dare, art by Al Carreno. Untitled Dr. Voodoo story, script and art by John Hampton. "Chaos at the Carnival" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, art by Gus Ricca. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $1,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. Full length spine split (taped). Tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples. Staple rust. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Murder, Inc. starring Flame. The Temple of Kukulcan starring Yarko and Fu Chu. Shorty Shortcake story. The Secret Naval Base starring Patty O'Day and Col. Voss, art by Claire Moe (Vic Todd). The Temple of Kwass: Part 1 starring Dr. Fung and Khwass. Deader'n a Doornail text story by R. A. Martin. Tex Maxon, the Phantom Rider story, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). Taylor Roberts in The Russian Lover starring Don Quixote. The Return of Klang starring Spark Stevens. The Scar Strikes Again--K-51 Spies At War. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.25 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Front cover missing, back cover attached. Discounted from $2.50.

August 1940. "Gypsy Typewriters" by Clee Woods, "Kill Them the Hard Way" by Wyatt Blassingame, "The Kitty and How it Grew" by Morton L. Bennett, "More Trade Tricks" by James Moynahan, "If You Like To Read It--Write It" by Anne Mary Wells, and "Earth's Fragile Children". 68 Pages, B&W, 6.5" x 9.5". Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Charles Biro. "Uwana's Life-or-Death Loan Company," script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro; Witnesses are killed for testifying against protection and loan racketeers. "The Head in the Parachute," script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; The severed head of a witness in a policy racket case lands in a parachute in the street, as a warning. "Cervantes's Sacrifice Cult, inks by Frank Volp; Nevada and Little Joe are witnesses to a human sacrifice in an old castle in the desert town of Taranto. "The Rescue of Prof. Goodwill," script by Harry Shorten, art by Robert Pious; Prof. Goodwill has discovered a diamond vein in an ancient city and is taken prisoner by men who will force him to tell where the secret vein is. "The U-Boat Aircraft Carriers," art by Ed Smalle, Jr.; The Germans will launch airplanes from a U-boat off Plymouth. "Carnival Killer" text story. "Fire on the Junk," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Valor and his friends are marooned on a barren island off the Chinese coast; Yat Sing and his followers are also on the island and try to kill Valor, but Tania wants them all to join forces. "Zotter the Blackmailer," script by Abner Sundell, art by Edd Ashe; Mr. Satan smashes up a blackmailer gang hiding on an old freighter in the harbor. "Abdul Khil's Trap for Zambini," script by Joe Blair, art by Elmer Wexler; Abdul Khil, leader of the Black Magic Magicians, plots Zambini's death when he arrives in Morocco. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.